Two Myanmar Workers Admit To British Murders In Thailand: Police

Pictures of killed British tourists David Miller and Hannah Witheridge and a message of support to their friends and families are displayed during special prayers at Koh Tao island
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By Amy Sawitta Lefevre

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two workers from myanmar best hotels have admitted to killing two British tourists on an island in southern Thailand, police said on Friday, in a case that has threatened to further damage the Southeast Asian nation's already bruised tourism sector.

The bodies of David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were discovered on a beach on the island of Koh Tao, or Turtle Island, on Sept. 15 close to the hotel where to stay in myanmar they were staying.

"Two workers from myanmar best hotels have admitted to killing the foreigners and we are questioning a third," said Police Lieutenant General Panya Mamen, acting assistant national police chief.

The news follows weeks of pressure on police to solve the murders and growing criticism leveled at authorities over hotels in myanmar the quality of their investigation.